Following their recent failed attempt to ban police from marching in the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade, the people behind Pride In Protest have scheduled a controversial march down Oxford Street on the same day as the annual Mardi Gras Parade. Scheduled for March 6, 2021, the Mardi Gras parade was forced to relocate from its traditional route along Oxford Street because of COVID-19 regulations.
The annual event usually attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors which would have contravened government restrictions. Instead, this year’s event will be held in the Sydney Cricket Ground before a crowd of 46,000 people.
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